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(PDF) Accenture - The Future of Fintech and Banking
[Business]
2015/03/29 11:10
Investment in financial-technology (fintech) companies grew by 201% globally in 2014, compared to 63% growth in overall venture-capital investments, confirming this sector as a hot ticket. Expectations for new digital start-ups in the industry continue to swell, with the amount of money flowing into first round investments alone growing by 48%. It is clear that the digital revolution in financi...
(Infographic) Core Values Of Americas Top 7 Tech Companies by Market Cap
[Business]
2015/03/29 11:09
While most entrepreneurs are chasing profits, some spend their time building their companies from within. It might not be immediately apparent, however, success could be harbored up within your venture instead of in the constant optimization of numbers and margins. The more we research the clearer the picture becomes that success relies as much on the culture and beliefs of a company as in the...
Vauxhall Eye-Tracking Headlamps Point Where You Look
[Tech]
2015/03/29 11:08
Vauxhall plans to introduce eye-tracking headlamp beam technology, alongside new adaptive LED systemsVauxhall is planning to revolutionise the humble headlamp, with a range of new technology claiming to make lighting the road ahead safer. The most innovative is a form of 'eye-tracking' that can detect where you look on the road and adjust the beam towards that point.The system, which Vauxhall's...
Some Luxury Watchmakers are Actually Cheering on the Apple Watch
[Business]
2015/03/29 11:08
“I was expecting a smartwatch tsunami.” That’s what a senior executive from a luxury watchmaker told Quartz at Baselworld, the enormous annual trade fair for the watch and jewelry industry. After all, it was the first edition of the show since Apple unveiled its much-hyped smartwatch.But aside from a handful of “connected” watch launches from the likes of Tag Heuer, Gucci, and others, the...
Where Do Workers Pay The Highest Income Tax ?
[Consumer]
2015/03/29 11:07
When it comes to income tax, rates vary temendously between countries and depend heavily on earnings, marital status and many other factors. Which countries force their workers to pay the most income tax? According to the OECD, a single person on an average salary with no children will have to pay the highest income tax rate in Belgium, amounting to 42.8 percent of his or her earnings.[chartofday]
Nervous System Envisions a Future of 4D Printed Structures Which Adapt to the Environment
[Tech]
2015/03/29 11:06
Nervous System, a design studio founded in 2007 by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg and based in Somerville, MA, is leading the way in this incredibly interesting field.If you recall, back in December, after teaming with Shapeways, Nervous System unveiled an incredibly intricate 4D printed dress based on a system they call Kinematics. The dress was able to be printed in a single pi...
Futuristic Drone Ambulance Concept for Emergency Rescue
[Design]
2015/03/29 11:04
This futuristic drone ambulance is a conceptual transportation design by ArgoDesign for fastcodesign’s body week initiative. The brief was to come up with a re-designed something related with health care industry that would improve the service, this is how ArgoDesign imagines flying ambulances of the future. Every second is crucial in emergency situation, based on research, there are more than...
DualWash : Two Sided Dishwasher Doubles as Kitchen Cabinet
[Design]
2015/03/29 11:03
DualWash is a two sided dishwasher which can also be used as a kitchen cabinet. Waiting to load dirty dishes into your dishwasher and then do it all over again with the rest dirty dishes is our current problem with convential dishwasher. DualWash makes it possible to use full washing performance immediately after a single person completing a meal without wasting your resources (electricity and...
(PDF) BCG - The Bionic Bank
[Business]
2015/03/26 11:10
Banks of all types are still adjusting to a postcrisis environment characterized by forces such as changing regulatory frameworks and risk cultures, the digital and data revolutions, shifting client behaviors, new competitors, and a multispeed world. In order to thrive in such a challenging, dynamic climate, banks need a tool kit that offers practical steps to attaining or maintaining market le...
(Patent) Google’s Driverless Car Might Come with Airbags on the Outside
[Tech]
2015/03/26 11:09
Most cars have airbags that are designed to protect passengers in a crash, but Google’s driverless cars may go a step further, with airbags designed to protect nearby pedestrians.Google is working on a driverless car that already has spent countless test hours learning the rules of the road. In a new patent awarded today to Google today (March 24), the company outlined a system for external ai...
The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Food
[Business]
2015/03/26 11:08
From Eggless Mayo to Portein-Filled Cricket Bars, The Companies Redefining How and What We Eat.1. PANERA BREADFor overhauling the QSR experience with tech and service. While other quick-service players like Starbucks roll out prepay and preorder technology, bakery-cafe chain Panera is going above that to reshape how diners interact with its cafes. Panera 2.0, launched in 2014 and currently bein...
(Video) These Audi 'Billboards' Are Nothing But Hot Air
[Business]
2015/03/26 11:07
This Audi Emits Nothing but Water Vapor, So Its Billboards Are Made of That Too. More innovative outdoor from thjnk. Innovative products deserve advertising that itself is innovative?embodying the promise of what's for sale in the way it's being sold. This Audi campaign from German agency thjnk does a nice job of that.The Audi A7 Sportback h-tron uses a fuel cell coupled with a hybrid battery a...
